Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy
Born	31 December 1979 (1979-12-31) (age 28) Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland
Occupation	actor
Years active	1994–present
Awards IFTA Awards Best Actress in a Film 2003 Disco Pigs

Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) is an Irish actress.

Biography

Elaine Cassidy was born in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland. Her first role was as Pinocchio in a school play when she was five. Her big break in the starring role of Felicia's Journey with Bob Hoskins. For that role she was nominated "Best Actress" at the 20th Genie Awards. For her role as Runt in Disco Pigs, she won the 2003 IFTA Award of "Best Actress in a Feature Film". She is also a stage actor and appeared in The Crucible with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2006. In addition to her film acting, she appeared in the music video for Coldplay's "The Scientist". In 1996, she was nominated for the Most Promising Actress at the Geneva Film Festival for her role in The Sun, the Moon and the Stars. She is engaged to actor Stephen Lord, whom she met on the set of The Truth.

Filmography

• A Room With A View (2007) (TV)
• And When Did You Last See Your Father (2007)
• The Truth (2006)
• The Ghost Squad (2005) Channel 4 TV series
• Fingersmith (2005) BBC TV mini-series
• Uncle Adolf (2005)
• Watermelon (2003)
• The Bay of Love and Sorrows (2002)
• The Lost World (2001)
• Disco Pigs (2001)
• The Others (2001)
• Felicia's Journey (1999)
• The Sun, the Moon and the Stars (1996)
• The Stranger Within Me (1994) short film

Theatre

• There Came a Gypsy Riding (2007)
• The Crucible (2006)
• Scenes from the Big Picture (2002)
• The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2002)

Awards and nominations

• 1996: Voted "Most Promising Actress" at the Geneva Film Festival for her role in The Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
• 2000: Nominated "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama" at the Golden Satellite Awards for her role as Felicia in Felicia's Journey.
• 2000: Nominated "Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" at the 20th Genie Awards for her role as Felicia in Felicia's Journey.
• 2001: Voted "Shooting Star 2001" by EFP, European Film Promotion.
• 2002: Nominated for British Independent Film Awards as "Best Actress" for her role as Runt in Disco Pigs.
• 2003: Won IFTA Award of "Best Actress in a Feature Film" for her role as Runt in Disco Pigs.
• 2005: Nominated for IFTA Award as "Best Actress in Television" for her role in Fingersmith (2005).

References

External links

• Elaine Cassidy at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Elaine Cassidy on Theatre.com